Sep 03 2010

Tiger Shark Feeding Frenzy Captured on Video

Tag: Animal Behavior, Animals, Current Events, Fish, Food, Marine Life, Oceans, Sharks, Video — Jennifer Viegas @ 5:06 pm
More than 100 tiger sharks were filmed preying on a massive school of fish off the east coast of Noosa, Australia.

Sep 02 2010

Hungry Elephants Are No Match for Fearless Ants

Tag: Animal Behavior, Animals, Humans, Wildlife Conservation — Zahra Hirji @ 10:49 pm
Talk about your David and Goliath story: ant colonies have found a way to ward elephants away from their turf with painful, precise attacks.

Aug 24 2010

Sea World Fined Over Death of Trainer

Tag: Animal Behavior, Animal Instincts, Animal Relationships, Conservation, Whales — Michael Reilly @ 3:16 am
An investigation has concluded that SeaWorld Orlando "willfully" put its trainers at risk of injury or death from its captive killer whales.

Aug 23 2010

Great White Shark Sightings Have U.S. Lifeguards on Alert

Tag: Animal Behavior, Animals, Current Events, Fish, Food, Humans, Marine Life, Oceans, Sharks, Video — Jennifer Viegas @ 6:23 pm
Dozens of great white shark sightings in recent days have authorities on alert at many U.S. beaches now, according to multiple media reports.

Aug 19 2010

Warming Caves Could Curtail ‘Bat Plague’

Tag: Animal Behavior, Animal Research, Animal Science, Conservation — Michael Reilly @ 2:28 am
White nose syndrome is devastating bats across eastern North America, and threatening local populations with extinction. Though there is no cure, researchers may have found a way to quell the carnage.

Aug 17 2010

Oregon’s Mysterious Dead Zone Confounds Scientists

Tag: Animal Behavior, Animal Science, Climate Change, Global Warming, Oceanography — Zahra Hirji @ 11:40 am
Low-oxygen dead zones appear each summer off the coast of Oregon, and researchers are struggling to figure out why.

Aug 16 2010

Pair of Rare White Whales Spotted off Australia

Tag: Animal Behavior, Animal Research, Animal Science, Conservation, Whales — Michael Reilly @ 11:24 pm
"Migaloo," a full-grown, all-white humpback whale was spotted off eastern Australia over the weekend. Despite being incredibly rare and a local celebrity, he is not alone.

Aug 12 2010

New Monkey Sports Bushy Red Beard

Tag: Animal Behavior, Animal Communication, Animals, Mammals, Photography, Travel, Wildlife Conservation — Jennifer Viegas @ 12:56 am
An expedition to the Colombian Amazon has just revealed a new species of titi monkey that's the size of a house-cat and sports a bushy red beard.

Aug 09 2010

Top 10 ‘Wanted Alive’ Amphibians

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles, Animal Behavior, Animal Communication, Animals, Current Events, Extinct Animals, Extinction Cycles, Human Behavior, Mass Extinction, Photography, Wildlife Conservation — Jennifer Viegas @ 6:09 am
Animal conservationists have created a Top 10 list of "Wanted Alive" amphibians.

Aug 05 2010

Surfer Saves Beached Great White Shark

Tag: Animal Behavior, Anthropology, Human Behavior, Humans, Marine Life, Oceans, Sharks — Michael Reilly @ 4:57 pm
A surfer and a passing beach-goer struggled to save a stranded great white shark in Australia last week...without getting bitten in the process.
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